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Saturday, 27 June 2015

It's a sad day here at Uniko, as we are saying THANK YOU and Farewell to another of our Design Team members.

Unfortunately, Sandie has taken the decision to step down from the team :( The team and I are really going to miss Sandie, not only for her creative inspiration with her beautiful cards here on the DT Blog, but also her organisation skills and hard work behind the scenes.

In the short time Sandie has been on the Uniko DT, she has helped me immensely with organising the Uniko Challenges, prepping posts and helping keep the DT up to date.

As a small token of mine and the teams THANKS we have put together a little blog hop to show you how much we have all appreciated you here on the Uniko DT and you will be missed...

I chose to use one of Sandie's favourite stamps, the Paradise - Hummingbird! I started out by stamping the bird on a white CS layer in VersaMagic Perfect Pertunia, which is a pinky purple colour, rich and vibrant.

I then used my favourite curved die to cut the panel and stamped the 'thanks' sentiment also from the Paradise - Hummingbird set. Then all that was needed was a good sprinkling of glitter and then adhered the panel to a white card base.

The layout of my card was inspired by the current CAS(E) this Sketch! layout seen HERE and below. I rotated the sketch counter clockwise to work with the hummingbird being so large.

As I said a few of the team are joining me in wishing you farewell Sandie, so please hop along to their blogs to see their full creations...

THANK YOU again from the bottom of my heart and Farewell Sandie. I am sure we will continue to see you around blog land and even the odd visit here at Uniko! Hugs to you and enjoy your upcoming holiday :)

Thursday, 25 June 2015

How on earth did we get to Thursday?! The days are just zooming by for me at the moment as I juggle work and life in general. Plus the beans are keeping me on my toes as Josh has finally learnt to crawl and is into EVERYTHING! Ben isn't crawling, but he can sure get where he wants to. Hence my lateness with todays post.

I'm here to share with you my card for the new challenge starting today at TIME OUT Challenges. This fortnight it is a Home Sweet Home challenge inspired by this photo...

I had so many ideas initially when I first saw this photo, but when it came to making the card none of my ideas worked, but this is how I was inspired...

I started by using the main colours in the photo and 'trying' to replicate the tile effect using a couple of the small stamps from Background Builders: Chevrons. The 'Hello' is from All Occasion Sentiments #1.

This fortnight we have a lovely guest designer joining us, Sue, be sure to stop by Sue's blog HERE to see how she was inspired by the photo and of course the FABulous TIME OUT Challenges Design Team...

For all the info and to link up your challenge be sure to stop by the TIME OUT Challenges blog. I look forward to seeing your creations :) I'll be back again later in the week with more to share & until then, thank you for stopping by today.

Monday, 22 June 2015

Sorry for the lateness and being MIA creatively, the new website seems to be keeping me busy with the little time I have whilst the beans are napping. They are ON THE GO constantly when awake and are liking a lot of attention!

I will share pics soon of them an also a card or two this week ;) Anyway, I have finally got round to counting up the comments and letting Random.org do the work of picking a winner...

Oooh Jane, I don't normally do envy, but am so jealous - lucky you!!! You make some really gorgeous cards and I know those for Uniko won't be any different! These two are fab, I love the raindrops on the first one and the delicate colouring and design of the second one. Many congratulations, you must be so excited! Stef x

Friday, 19 June 2015

Sandiehere to let you know about our new challenge here at Uniko. It is a nice and easy one for you but with an optional twist if you feel like challenging yourself a little more:

Anything Goes with the optional twist of a masculine card

Don't forget that you can join in this challenge using any stamps you like. Although using a Uniko stamp you have an extra chance of winning Uniko goodies and if you twist with us even more chance-see prizes list below.

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

So, finally the NEW and improved Uniko website is up and running (YAY!) I still have products to add (dies and digital stuff), and I plan on adding more gallery photos. But the clear stamps are all up on there and the NEW loyalty points reward system is working too!

Here is a little overview of the loyalty rewards points system...

How it works:

Register for a new account on the new website. You will receive 25 points for opening an account, you only need to create an account once.

For every £1 you spend (not including postage costs) you will receive 1 point.

Once you have accumulated 50 points this will be worth £1 off a future purchase. Or you can save your points up to purchase a product.

£4.95 set requires 247 points

£9.95 set requires 497 points

£15.95 set requires 797 points

Points can be earned through social media, such as liking a product on Facebook, Tweeting & Google+

Points can be earned for referring a friend to Uniko

Points will be added to Uniko customer accounts (once created by the customer) who have ordered on the old website from February 11th 2015 onwards.

Exceptions:

Points will not be earned when purchasing gift certificates.

Points earned while placing an order cannot be used on that order, they will be added to your account on order completion.

If you are not logged into your account when placing an order, you will not receive points on that order.

Uniko has the right to ban or restrict account holders from earning or redeeming points if Uniko deems the user/account holder to be abusing the system.

So with all the new changes and adding the system, unfortunately I haven't been able to 'bulk' transfer across customer accounts. As this could be an inconvenience to you or if you have problems setting up a new account I am able to set up accounts individually. You can login or register an account HERE.

If you require me to set your account up, simply email me at beverley@unikostudio.com with a USERNAME you would like to use (this cannot be changed once the account is set up) and an EMAIL address you want associated with the account.

If you have ordered from Uniko over the past 2 weeks you will have noticed I have changed the stamp set inlays to co-ordinate with our new fresh look. I will be providing a downloadable file containing ALL the new inlays for you to be able to print at home if you would like all your Uniko clear stamps to look the same. Especially if you are a little OCD like me ;) This will be available in the next week or so.

Anyway, I think that is all I have to share for now about the website ;) be sure to pop on over HERE and have a look about.

I do have a card to share too...

This is one of the cards the class made at The Paperlane on saturday, we did some die cutting techniques mixed with 'spotlight' stamping. This card was also inspired and a CASE of THIS card by DT member Sarah P.

I decided to use turquoise, instead of the gold like on Sarah's card and change the orientation and die cut mounted layer. Below is a close up of the detail...

I have another 2 classes coming up on July 11th at The Paperlane, which is also Uniko Release Day. We will be using the new products in the class, so if you fancy trying the sets out before you by be sure to secure your place in the class by emailing Caz, caz3410@gmail.com

Ok, that's all from me today, I had best go and get some work done whilst the beans are still napping! Thanks for stopping by today :)

Thursday, 11 June 2015

* This is my 2nd post for the day, for my TIME OUT Challenges card please click HERE*

Hey!

I'm SO happy you've stopped by the blog today as today is the June 2015 Design Team Blog Hop. Along with the hop and giveaway, I am also sharing lots of NEWS!! So be sure to grab a drink, get comfy, relax and enjoy!

As we've quite a few new followers here, ("Hello & Thank you") I will explain what's going on! Here at Uniko I currently only release new products every other month. This is for a number of reasons, firstly, being an avid paper crafter myself and knowing the current economic climate I know 'some' are on a limited budget when it comes to buying new stash, so this way you're not tempted to splurge too much every month.

The second reason is that it is just me here at Uniko HQ. I currently run this little business single handedly, designing, blogging, demoing, classes, packing. Alongside that I am a full time mum to 9 month old twin boys! So releasing every other month gives me chance to keep my head above water, well...just about!

So, on the in-between release months the Design Team & I take a look back at a previously released product, dust it off and give it some love! This month I decided to dust off the previously released Pure Florals: Gerbera...

Along with this set being the TOP selling product here at Uniko ;) I thought it would be nice for some lovely Summer floral cards (though this is the kind of flower that can be used all year round too.

Here are a couple of my 'old faves' using the set...

Unfortunately I haven't had time to create a new project due to reasons below, but I know the DT will make up for my tardiness!

Before I get to the Design Team Blog Hop, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the newest member of the Design Team. I am super honoured and happy to introduce you to...

Jane Taylor from Purplejet Loves Crafts

Now for some AWESOME projects from the Design Team using Pure Florals: Gerbera. The GIVEAWAY... Simply comment along the hop for your chance to win the featured set or a eGift Certificate code to the same value if you already own the set.

So, that's not ALL for today! You may have noticed a few updates here on the Uniko blog over the past week or so. I've been working hard behind the scenes with the help of my husband on a little rebranding of the company and a NEW website design with LOTS of NEW features. The new website will go LIVE at this SUNDAY 14th June 2015 (Fingers, toes & everything crossed!)

We have 7 stamp set RESTOCKS (available now on the current website) including Always & Forever, Balloon Bash, Background Builders: Squared, English Country Garden Butterflies, Flower Power #5 and #6 and Simply Said Birthday.

PHEW! I think that is all I have to share with you today, please bear with me whilst I iron out any kinks with the new website. I will also be sharing more information on the new product packaging over the next day or so and other bits & pieces too!

THANK YOU so much for stopping by today and your continued support and custom which makes my little dream and business stay alive.

It's time for challenge #33 over at TIME OUT Challenges and we are back to being inspired by words, the phrase for this fortnights challenge is...

Happy is the bride that the sun shines on

What do these words inspire you to create? I was inspired by the word bride, which resulted in this card...

I am loving my Mama Elephant dies I bought with my birthday money and I can't seem to stop using the curved edge die :) I dusted off my All Occasion Sentiments #5 stamp set along with Background Builders: Vines to pair with the die along with my favourite ink colours and card base colour!

This fortnight we have a lovely guest designer joining us, Sue, be sure to stop by Sue's blog HERE to see how she was inspired by the photo and of course the FABulous TIME OUT Challenges Design Team...